On the Integration of National Costume Elements and Modern Costume Design

College of Art and Design, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi’an Shaanxi 710054

Abstract

With the increasing development of modern national costume design, the integration of national costume elements and modern costume design has been in widely application and has become the focus of modern costume designers. In order to protect and develop the essence of the traditional national culture, it is necessary to further explore and flexibly apply national costume elements, to find the joint point between national culture and modern elements, and to create modern costume which is rich in national characteristics. The paper describes the main content of national costume elements and the meaning of its application to modern costume design, discusses the specific content of the integration of national costume elements and modern costume design, and further reflects the profound traditional culture by using modern design language which makes the works vintage and modern.